In this week’s list of unmissable news brand content, readers receive beauty tips harnessing the power of nature, a race with a classic French twist and a look back at important investigations past and present…
1. A race of a classic French breakfast
A tradition dating back to 1914 has been revived in Paris as the French capital prepares to welcome the Olympic Games this summer. The Paris waiters’ race, open to the staff of all Parisian bistros, speed walks through the city while carrying hot drinks and croissants. The event has returned to Paris for the first time since 2011, the Daily Mail reports on TikTok.
Almost 300 Parisian waiters, dressed in their workwear, race 1.2 miles to and from the French capital’s city hall next to the river Seine. Contestants must only carry the tray, which includes a classic French breakfast of a coffee, croissant and a glass of water, with one hand and not a single drop must be spilled. Judges were on hand at the end of the race to check the trays for spillage.
An essential element of Parisian heritage, bistros are at the heart of the effort to promote the Parisian way of life and attract visitors during the Olympics.
2. The beginning of a roaring new life
A lion and her three cubs have been saved from a war-torn part of Ukraine and are starting new lives in Doncaster, the Independent reports on YouTube.
Three-year-old lion Aysa was in a private collection in the Donetsk region when the Russian army invaded, according to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP), where she is now adjusting to her new freedoms. The park said Aysa was alone, malnourished, and traumatised by bombings when she was rescued by the Wild Animal Rescue sanctuary in Kyiv, where she gave birth to cubs Emi, Santa and Teddi.
John Minion, Yorkshire Wildlife Park CEO, said: “Back in 2010 Yorkshire Wildlife park was made famous for rescuing 13 lions from Romania. Now 13 years on we have space in our wonderful 10-acre reserve to give these lions from Ukraine a fantastic, wonderful life and the care that they so deeply deserve.”
3. Natural beauty hacks
Fabulous magazine shares on YouTube its simple top five natural anti-aging tips.
One of the top hacks is rubbing banana peels on your face as they contain moisture which can help hurt the skin. Antioxidants present in a peel may protect the skin from damage caused by free radicals. The skin can also act as a dental exfoliation, promoting cell turnover that can result in brighter skin. It contains nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin E and potassium which nourishes the skin and promote a healthy complexion.
4. Five years after Isis occupation
In a thread on X, the i’s global affairs correspondent Molly Blackall travels to the Kurdistan region of Iraq to discover the inside story of its occupation by Isis and the ongoing impact still felt today. It has been ten years since its reign of terror and rise to power shocked the world.
Readers are given an inside look into former Isis territory with interviews from people who were forced to flee homes. Even though Isis was defeated in 2017, the homemade bombs they left behind continue to kill today.
5. Women’s sports coverage
Celebrating five years since the supplement’s launch, The Telegraph women’s sport coverage aims to shine a light not only on the sports themselves, but also many taboo subjects through which sportswomen suffer in silence.
Investigations include fears over period leaks in white kit (the Lionesses have now switched to blue shorts), the risk of incontinence and pelvic-floor dysfunction and the challenges around body image and eating disorders. Reports have also uncovered prevalent sexism in Irish rugby, as well as the gymnastics abuse scandal.
In a special feature, readers can view the supplement’s content from over the past five years.
